All posts by Erik Burg

In an industry full of people ready to jump ship to the latest fad, so deliriously sheeplike in their estranged convictions to remain the most unique, cutting edge and counter culture, it’s awfully refreshing to have artists like Monster Rally & RUMTUM...Read...

IN SHORT: “It’s not your average Black Moth Super Rainbow Album.” In discussing early album reviews for Cobra Juicy, Black Moth Super Rainbow’s de facto leader Tobacco called the album “the 1st bmsr I really got right.” It’s an interesting comment, especially for a band who pride themselves on the reckless nature of their...Read...

A reminder that the world wide web is a wonderful, indulgent piece of technology, you can now stream all six episodes of the television series Marc. Originally airing in 1977, Marc is the pop music show of Marc Bolan, the famed glam rocker whose life was taken in a car crash in the same year...Read...

In talking about the intersection of art, media and music as we so often do at Redefine, there are few artists who truly embody those traits as much as the revered Brian Eno. The man who has been responsible for such landmark albums as Another Green World, Here Come The Warm Jets and his collaborative...Read...

If there’s one critical and emotional theme which resonates throughout the whole of Animal Collective’s work it would have to be the idea of ‘time.’ 2008’s masterful, breathtaking album Merriweather Post Pavillion was a record that captured the attention of media and fans alike just as communication on the internet, and eventually amongst ourselves, was...Read...

It’s been a few years since the last installment from Penguin books and Bloomsbury Academy’s 33 1/3, the notable book series which celebrates important albums. The group has been accepting open pitches over the last year, and now they’ve paired that down to the next run of 18 titles to be published throughout 2013-2014. Review...Read...

Teengirl Fantasy Tracer True Panther Sounds / R&S Since the release of their debut album, conversations surrounding Teengirl Fantasy usually revolve around the group meeting in college and quickly fetishize the idea of the duo reviving house and techno records from decades gone by. And while 7AM certainly paid homage to others through its use...Read...

Few days seems to go by in 2012 when the name Ty Segall doesn’t come up. Whether it’s in praise of his collaboration with White Fence or to yammer on about the dark and heavy Ty Segall Band record, the hard working rocker just hasn’t left our collective mind. Twins marks Segall’s third record this...Read...

Since my move to Portland a few years ago, what has continued to fascinate me is the diversity of music fans in the area and their inability to get involved with many concerts which likely interest them. So rarely is there ever a mix of under twenty-one concertgoers with the more bourgeois, approaching-thirty art folk...Read...

Japanese psychedelic pop music is by no means my forte, but when hard working group Yura Yura Teikoku released their album Hollow Me / Beautiful on one of my most reveered labels, I began to take notice. And for a group that had been releasing albums and EPs at a fairly consistent clip since 1992,...Read...